International projectionist (Jan 1943-Dec 1944)

A Motiograph Ad of 1916 said: The daily delivery oi service, easily, economically, uncomplainingly, the dependable readiness to do everything and anything that a ■*>} .9 KM motion picture projector ought to do when placed under exacting conditions, is the supreme test of a projector. And this kind of service is possible only from projectors that are designed and built by builders with many years of experience in the projector industry and vast resources of organ1 ization equipment. 1 Building projectors over 20 years, we claim we have in the Motiograph De Luxe a projector unrivaled in beauty, projection and endurance. We stand ready, and our distributors everywhere stand ready, to prove our claim for perfect projection, long life and small upkeep. (Ind you can Acaj. thai again in respect to the brand new Motiograph Projector which will be offered as soon as we have won the Victory . . . and you can help hurry that Victory by buying more and more War Bonds NOW! MOTIOGRAPH "Since 1896" 4431 W. Lake Street Chicago 24, 111. TELEVISION TODAY ( Continued from preceding page) believe that by the time the war is over and commercial television is ready, the means will have been perfected for nationwide television broadcasts. Summarizing, I think it is safe to say that, from a technical point of view, television has for the most part reached the point where it is ready for commercial introduction. Apparently the perfection of color television is several years off. Undoubtedly, ultimately the use of the Andrew J. Seeley The sudden death of Andrew J. Seeley, business agent of Local No. 376, Syracuse, N. Y.. stunned his many friends in the industry. He died of a heart attack in the projection room of Keith's Theatre on Monday, September 11, a few minutes after reporting for work. Andy Seeley was a member of Local 376 for over 25 years and enjoyed the respect and confidence of his brother -^members. His passing is a loss not only to his local but to the entire Alliance, for he was representative of that group of clear-thinking men with a noteworthy talent for straightforward expression and a balanced sense of ethical values that has played such a large part in maintaining the high standards of our craft. Seeley was born in Avon, N.Y., in 1896. and graduated from the Avon grammar and high schools. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy in World War I. serving as an electrician's mate. After the war he settled in Syracuse and in 1919 became a member of Local 376, holding various offices until February, 1944, when he was elected business agent. At the time of his death he was chief projectionist at Keith's Theatre, having held that position since 1935. Although he was considered an authority on matters pertaining to the art of projection. Seeley constantly strived to keep up with all the developments in the industry, and two years ago he graduated from Syracuse University where he completed a special course on Electronics. He was a member of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, and of the 25-30 Club of New York City. Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Marie Seeley, and a sister, Miss Harriet Seeley. higher frequencies for television than have heretofore been used will become an accomplished fact. What results in the intervening period remains to be seen. The several commercial problems regarding both home and theatre television will, of course, have to be solved, but it is encouraging to note the progressive interest and activity on the part of many people in the industry to insure the accomplishment of this objective in the not too distant future. It appears certain, as well, that the engineers of the various television manufacturers will be ready to devote their full attention to the further development and perfection of television when the war is over. D. D. PECKHAM NAMED COMPTROLLER OF MANUFACTURE FOR W. E. David B. Peckham. formerly comptroller of sales of the Western Electric Company, has been named comptroller of manufacture, succeeding the late John M. Stahr. Mr. Peckham's old post will be filled by Clifford W. Smith. •Mr. Peckham became associated with W. E.'s Hawthorne Works upon his graduation from Union College in 1912. He held various supervisory positions in the company's accounting department in New York and in 1929 was appointed superintendent of accounting at the Kearny, N. J., Works; later he was appointed Work's comptroller. Jn 1940 he was named comptroller of sales. Mr. Smith joined the Societe de Material Acoustique, French distributors of W. E. sound motion picture equipment, in 1929. He later became European manager for ERPI, former W. E. subsidiary, and in 1936 he returned to the United States to become general foreign manager of ERPl's export division in New York. In 1938 Mr. Smith assumed his duties as ERPl's general manager on the West Coast and he returned to New York in 1942 as assistant comptroller of sales. NOW READY... Projectionists' $300 SERVICE MANUAL 24 INTERNATIONAL PROJECTIONIST